China Airlines Flight 605
China Airlines Flight 605 (callsign "Dynasty 605") was a daily non-stop flight departing from Taipei at 6:30 a.m. and arriving at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong at 7:00 a.m. local time. On November 4, 1993, the plane went off the runway and overran while landing during a storm. It was the first hull loss of a Boeing 747-400.
CI605 after the tail was removed soon after the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 November 1993 |
| Summary | Runway overrun due to unstable approach caused by pilot error |
| Site | Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong, China 22.3183°N 114.1976°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 747-409 |
| Operator | China Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | CI605 |
| ICAO flight No. | CAL605 |
| Call sign | DYNASTY 605 |
| Registration | B-165 |
| Flight origin | Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Destination | Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong, China |
| Occupants | 396 |
| Passengers | 374 |
| Crew | 22 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 23 |
| Survivors | 396 |
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